Ground access to domestic airports : the creation of a federal program to streamline enhancement and modernization projects
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003.
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| author | Horowitz, Daniel Austin, 1978- |
| author2 | Frederick P. Salvucci. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/169172019-04-10T09:40:47Z Ground access to domestic airports : the creation of a federal program to streamline enhancement and modernization projects Horowitz, Daniel Austin, 1978- Frederick P. Salvucci. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Civil and Environmental Engineering. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003. Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106). This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. With few exceptions, airport ground access tends to be an issue that is overlooked by airlines, airport operators, and metropolitan planning organizations. Given the current structure of federal aviation and surface transportation funding, little incentive is provided for these organizations to develop a comprehensive intermodal outlook towards airport access projects. Given the concurrent reauthorization during the next legislative session of several major pieces of authorizing legislation involving domestic transportation projects, including TEA-21 (surface transportation) and AIR-21 (aviation and airports), it would be the ideal time to implement a program for airport ground access projects that bridges these areas. Under such an intermodal system, a solitary federal office, such as the Office of Intermodalism, would become both a central repository for technical guidance, as well as a central source of regulation and interpretation of federal law. In addition, a mixture of local and federal funds should be used to encourage cooperation between the various entities involved with a ground access project, such as the airport owner/operator, regional transit operator, metropolitan planning organization, and the state highway authority. The proposed authorizing legislation would allow an airport operator to levy a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) beyond current regulatory limits, subject to the approval of the Office of Intermodalism. Further, new categorized surface transportation funds would be authorized, which could be used by the Office of Intermodalism as a match to PFC funding. The remaining funding would be provided by local sources. by Daniel Austin Horowitz. S.M. 2005-05-19T15:17:03Z 2005-05-19T15:17:03Z 2003 2003 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/16917 52754861 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 106 p. 933850 bytes 933600 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Civil and Environmental Engineering. Horowitz, Daniel Austin, 1978- Ground access to domestic airports : the creation of a federal program to streamline enhancement and modernization projects |
| title | Ground access to domestic airports : the creation of a federal program to streamline enhancement and modernization projects |
| title_full | Ground access to domestic airports : the creation of a federal program to streamline enhancement and modernization projects |
| title_fullStr | Ground access to domestic airports : the creation of a federal program to streamline enhancement and modernization projects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ground access to domestic airports : the creation of a federal program to streamline enhancement and modernization projects |
| title_short | Ground access to domestic airports : the creation of a federal program to streamline enhancement and modernization projects |
| title_sort | ground access to domestic airports the creation of a federal program to streamline enhancement and modernization projects |
| topic | Civil and Environmental Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/16917 |
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